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Motion · S6M-01144 · 8 Sep 2021

Challenge Poverty Week 2021

Lodged by Pam Duncan-Glancy Members' Business Motion 23 supporters

The motion

That the Parliament recognises Challenge Poverty Week 2021, which runs from 4 to 10 October; notes that activities and events are taking place across Scotland, including many in Glasgow, aimed at highlighting the realities of and solutions to poverty, and increasing public support for tackling poverty; understands that, even prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, over one million people, including one in four children, were living in the grip of poverty across Scotland; considers that governments, politicians, civil society, and communities all have a role to play in solving poverty; understands that particular groups of people, including low-paid women, lone parents, disabled people and people from black and minority ethnic backgrounds, are disproportionately more likely to experience poverty; considers that poverty in Scotland can and must be solved, by boosting incomes and reducing the cost of living; and celebrates the work undertaken by organisations and communities across Scotland to loosen the grip of poverty on people’s lives.

Supporters (23)

Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.